Game apparatus



,Sept 8. 1925. 1,552,726

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The points obtained may be the same as those in polo or may be as agreed upon by the players. The player making the largest v number of points in a specified time is the Winner. Any suitable rules and penalties may be agreed upon to make the game-interesting.

While I have `described my invention as taking a particular form, it Willbe understood that the various parts may be changed Without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. vA game board having a series of score marks on its face and a goal at each end of the series; a member depending upon manipulation of a player for making a score, and an indicating member characterized by having means for distinguishing the players arranged in the board for movement from mark to mark toward a goal When a player makes a score.

l2. A game board having a series of score marks on its face, a goal at each end of the series and a slot extending from goal to goal; a member dependenty upon the manipulation of a player for making a score, and an indicating member characterized by having means for distinguishing the players arranged in the board for movement Within the slot from mark to mark toward the goal When a player makes a score.

3. A game board having a series of score marks on its face, and a goal at each end of the series; a block, having scoring indicia on its faces, adapted to be rolled by a player to make a score, and a rotary indicating member having means for distinguishing the players arranged in the board for movement from mark to mark toward a goal when the player makes a score.

4. A game board having a series of score marks on its face, and a goal at each end of the series; a block, having faces of differing colors serving as scoring indicia, adapted to be rolled by a player to make a score, and a rotary indicating member having color dierentiated faces corresponding With the scoring indicia movable from mark to mark toward a goal When the player makes a score.

5. A game board having a series of score marks on its face, a goal at each end of the series and a slot extending from goal to goal; a member adapted to be rolled by a player for making a score, and a rotary indicating member having player distinguishing characteristics mounted in the'slot for indicating the plays and adapted to be moved from mark to mark toward the goal When a player makes a score.

6. A game board having a series of score marks on its face, a goal at each end of the series vand a slot extending from goal to goal; a member dependent upon manipulation by a player for making a score; a member adjacent each goal adapted to bemoved through the slot for indicating a play, and a member movable in the' slot for indicating the progress of a player toWardrthe goal.

A game board including a casing having aseries of score marks on its upper face*7 a goal at each end of the series, a slot in its upper face extending from goal to goal and slots in the opposite sidcs of the casing, each having a series of notches corresponding With the score marks; a member adapted to be manipulated by a player for making a score; a rotatable member mounted in the notches and adapted to be moved from notch to notch as a player makes a score, and a score indicating member carried thereby and extending through the slot in the upper face.

8. A game board including a casing having a series of score marks on its upper face, a goal at each end of the series, a slot in its upper face extending from goal to goal and slots in the opposite sides of the casing, each having a series of notches corresponding With the score marks; a member adapted to be manipulated by a player for making a score; a rotatable member mounted in the notches and adapted to be moved from notch to notch as a player makes a score, and a score indicating member carried thereby having faces of differing color and extending through the slot in the upper face.

9. f' game board including a casing having a series of score marks on its upper face, a goal at each end of the series, a slot in its upper face extending from goal to goal and a slot in each side having notches corresponding With the score marksfa member adapted to be manipulated by a player for making a score; a member projecting above the score marks and adapted to be moved from score mark to score mark when a score is made, and members mounted in the ends of the notched slots adapted to be moved into the slot in the upper face to indicate a play.

l0. A game board including a casing having a series of score marks on its upper face, a goal at each end of the series, a slot in its upper face extending from goal to goal and a slot in each side having notches ber adapted to be manipulated by aplayer* for makinga score; a rod rotatablymounted in the notches; an indicating member oa'r- 5 ried thereby and extending into the slot in the upper part `of the easing;v rods lrotatably mounted in the ends of the side slots, and

members carried thereby adapted to be moved into the slot in the upper face to indieate a play. f f l Inv testimony whereof I have signed my name. y i

JAMES J. oBRIEN. 

